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BCAug 14, 2025

German soccer star Thomas Muller focused on winning titles with Vancouver Whitecaps

German soccer legend Thomas Müller says he feels “too good to retire” as he begins a new chapter with the Vancouver Whitecaps, aiming to add Major League Soccer titles after 17 years with Bayern Munich.The 35-year-old midfielder was officially introduced in Vancouver, where he told reporters the move was about ambition: “I chose Vancouver because this team has a chance to win — not only this year, but also next year.” Müller scored 250 goals for Bayern and helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, earning the Golden Boot in 2010. For Surrey, where several Whitecaps players trace
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CanadaAug 14, 2025

Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates

Pierre Poilievre is planning to swap his fight against the carbon tax this fall for a new battle against what he's calling the "Carney tax." The Conservative leader says his party will launch a national campaign to call on the Liberals to scrap their electric vehicle mandate. The policy requires 20 per cent of all light-duty vehicles sold in Canada next year must be zero-emission vehicles, rising to 100 per cent by 2035. Manufacturers that do not meet the target can be hit with a $20,000 penalty, which Poilievre is calling a tax. The vehicle manufacturing industry says that with U.S. tariffs a
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CanadaAug 14, 2025

Largest wildfire in eastern Newfoundland has destroyed up to 100 homes: officials

Officials say the largest wildfire burning in Newfoundland and Labrador may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures. However, Premier John Hogan says it is still too dangerous for crews to get into the area to complete an accurate tally. The fire burning along the northwestern shore of Conception Bay began on Aug. 3 near Kingston, N.L., and Hogan says it now measures more than eight square kilometres. Meanwhile, Forestry Department spokesman Jamie Chippett says improving weather has helped slow the wildfire burning near St. John’s, but it is still burning in the ground and considered o
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CanadaAug 13, 2025

Carney, world leaders meet ahead of Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine war

Prime Minister Mark Carney met today with the "Coalition of the Willing," a group of nations who've agreed to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion, ahead of the ceasefire negotiations set for Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska on Friday to talk about ending the war. Today's meeting was chaired by the leaders of the U.K., France and Germany and also involved Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Zelenskyy is not invited to Friday's summit, though Trump has said he wants to meet w
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CanadaAug 13, 2025

CUPW to hold two says of talks with Canada Post, overtime ban remains in effect

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it will hold two days of talks with Canada Post. The union, which represents about 55,000 postal workers, says both sides met with federal mediators on Tuesday and it has agreed to meet with Canada Post on Friday and Monday. The talks come after workers rejected Canada Post's latest proposal, which would have seen wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years and restructuring to add part-time workers to the deal. The union says its national overtime ban remains in effect. Negotiations for a new collective agreement have been ongoing for more than a
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CanadaAug 13, 2025

Roughly 20,000 people under wildfire evacuation alert in Newfoundland and Labrador

Thousands of people in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and elsewhere in the province are under evacuation alerts as wildfires continue to threaten communities. About 5,400 residents in two areas of St. John's were told on Tuesday to be ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice. They joined roughly 15,000 others in parts of the nearby communities of Paradise and Conception Bay South who were placed under evacuation alerts a day earlier. The wildfire threatening the towns was about 250 metres from the Trans-Canada Highway on Tuesday night. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the c
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CanadaAug 13, 2025

Air Canada flight attendants' union serves 72-hour strike notice

The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants has signalled its intent to strike Saturday. Flight attendants have issued 72-hour strike notice and could walk off the job at 12:58 a.m. ET on Saturday if a deal isn't reached to avoid a work stoppage. In an update posted online, the union said it has made progress on some items during its contract talks, but has been unable to reach a deal. The Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees said its move was followed by a lockout notice issued by Air Canada. On Tuesday, Air Canada said it had reached an impasse
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CanadaAug 12, 2025

Potential strike notice looms for Air Canada

The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants could signal its intent to strike if a deal isn't reached by the end of today.The earliest that flight attendants could potentially walk off the job is Saturday at 12:01 a.m. ET.Since the union must provide 72-hours notice if it plans to strike, that means it could declare its plans for a work stoppage by Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET.Air Canada said yesterday it "remains at the bargaining table and is focused on achieving a negotiated settlement" without any disruption to travel.Flights are continuing to operate as scheduled, but
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CanadaAug 12, 2025

Police Appeal for Witnesses to Sexual Assault

A man has been arrested and charged in a Surrey Police Service (SPS) investigation of a sexual assault allegation that occurred on August 5, 2025, and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The alleged sexual assault took place at 12:15 pm on August 5, 2025, outside the Tim Horton’s located at 8080 120 Street and the Salvation Army Thrift Store located at 8066 120 Street, Surrey. SPS’s Special Investigation Unit has taken over the investigation and is now appealing to the public for any witnesses or those who may have CCTV and/or dashcam footage to come forward in the hopes o

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CanadaJul 02, 2026

Carney, Eby announce MOU on B.C. tanker ban and pipeline compensation

Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby announced Thursday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the federal government has committed to maintaining the oil tanker ban on British Columbia's North Coast. According to the announcement, the agreement also provides that British Columbia would receive full compensation if any future oil pipeline crosses the province. The MOU does not require the province to support future oil pipeline projects as a condition of the agreement. Carney said the agreement could help attract up to $150 billion in
CanadaJul 02, 2026

Woman arrested after parking dispute leads to stabbing in Oshawa on Canada Day

A 53-year-old woman has been arrested after an alleged stabbing during a dispute over a parking space in Oshawa on Canada Day left another woman seriously injured. According to Durham Regional Police, the incident occurred at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday near Lakeview Park Avenue and Simcoe Street South. Police said a confrontation over a parking space involving the suspect, a young man and another woman escalated into a physical altercation. Investigators allege the 53-year-old woman produced a knife during the confrontation. Police said the other party used dog spray in an attempt to defend the
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CanadaJul 02, 2026

RCMP search Montréal-Nord residence in suspected human smuggling investigation

RCMP officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Montréal-Nord on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into a suspected human smuggling operation. According to the RCMP, investigators believe the residence was used to house migrants either after they were allegedly smuggled into Canada from the United States or before being transported across the border into the U.S. Police said one suspected smuggler and one migrant were arrested. No charges had been announced as of publication. The RCMP said the investigation remains active and did not release additional details about the a
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AlbertaJul 02, 2026

Alberta delays update on proposed West Coast oil pipeline as Carney meets B.C. premier

The Alberta government has postponed a planned update on its proposed million-barrel-a-day oil pipeline to Canada's West Coast. A news conference featuring Premier Danielle Smith had been scheduled for Thursday morning but was delayed until later in the day. The provincial government did not immediately provide a reason for the change. According to the Alberta government, the proposed pipeline is linked to a memorandum of understanding signed by Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney last fall. The agreement outlines a commitment to advance a bitumen export pipeline to the West Coast, contingent
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IndiaJul 02, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Visit Punjab in August, Ravneet Singh Bittu Announces

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab in August, Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu announced. According to Bittu, the prime minister will inaugurate a major railway project during the visit. He also said Modi is expected to launch several other development projects for the state. The date of the visit and additional details have not yet been announced. The Prime Minister's Office and the central government have not yet released further information about the proposed projects or the official itinerary. Political observers have linked the planned visit to the Bhar